Cloud Storage for Team Documents (Google Shared Drive)
Store, access, and collaborate on files securely with your team, department, or campus colleagues in a centralized location. Protect against data loss when collaborators separate from the university. Use My Drive for your own private documents and files.
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Features
- Use your CruzID to log in to Google Workspace Services at UCSC
- Assign roles and levels of access to folders and files (e.g., Viewer, Commenter, Contributor, Content Manager, Manager)
- Store and collaborate on Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and other files, including PDFs
- Find files quickly with keyword search and filtering options
- Integrates with DocuSign, Slack, and more
- 20 GB of storage, but more can be requested at no additional cost.
- Large team shared drive: 150 GB
- Department, division, research lab shared drive: 300 GB
- Paid tiers in increments of 1 TB are available for departments, divisions, research labs, and other funding entities.
- Sponsored Student Drives with 5 GB of storage can be requested by faculty and staff
- Secure for up to Protection Level (P3) level data
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Cost
- Google Shared Drive is provided at no cost for individuals
- Departments, divisions, research labs, and other funding entities can request a paid option for more than 1 TB space in a Shared Drive at a cost of $144 per TB each year
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